OpenRPG help, please.
 

I am interested in playing a RPG(web-based), but I have little experience. I am considering to use a program called OpenRPG, but I am not sure how I should go about finding a game to place myself in, and being accepted by the group that uses it.

I would also like to know of possible alternatives.

http://www.openrpg.com/

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i got that a few days ago and have been considering that myself. i tried to get a d&d game going here a while back, but nobody really wanted to dm or could if they wanted to.

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me and my brother are going to do a 3.5 d&d dungeon crawl. I only have the players manual and a d&d lite boxed thing and for most things that's sufficient, but does anyone know what the 'PG' or 'PC' in the inventory section on the 3.5 character sheet i downloaded off the wotc website means? link

[ March 17, 2004, 07:09: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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My guess is that these are the names of the coins, so it would give: Copper Piece, Silver Piece, Gold Piece, Platinium Piece. I admit I don't know what are the conVersions rates between these coins though.

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i guess i wasn't clear. it has a collumn in the inventory section labelled either 'PG' or 'PC', i can't make out which. i am unsure what this collumn is for and am currently using it for number of items.

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I guess it would help if I downloaded the *actual* 3.5 sheetpaper instead of the 3.0 one. Sorry for my silliness. I think it is PG, and it is present under Feats and Special Abilities as well. (That doesn't give answers, but merely add another one. What is its use under these two headings?)

As for the meaning, I cannot make out what PG could stand for and apply to Feats *and* to miscellaneous items. Once I am back from school, I will have a look at my D&D books.

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Can I please join? Also, I have been looking for some matierial about how to solve your problem.

While this is not exactly what you may be looking for, I thought it may be helpful.

http://www.roleplayingtips.com/

http://roleplaygames.about.com/

Also, if am allowed to join, I may require some assistance on a constant basis, due to my inexperience. By the way, what is the topic of the RPG in question?

[ March 17, 2004, 07:58: Message edited by: Sabin ]

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well, thanks anyway. in the meantime, do you use OpenRPG? i did kinda hijack somebody elses thread here. (see bottom) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

thanks, Sabin. sorry, but we've started it with pen and paper and i'm not even sure how to move it to OpenRPG. I'll stick figuring it out on my list of things to do 'soon' (rather big list) and, if no-one starts up one sooner, i might be able to manage a dungeon crawl on it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

[ March 17, 2004, 07:59: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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I would be attempting to. I can't stand social contact at the personal level, though I believe that I enjoy role-playing. Therefore, I would have to use a internet-based solution.

I thought OpenRPG would be good since it is free and it is still in development.(or OpenRPG II) It also has a plug-in system which should allow improvements for gameplay, both for the game-master and the regular players. If I remember correctly, it can use the d20 system and the 3.5 D&D rules.

I have also been looking for alternatives, and WebRPG is one.(seems related to OpenRPG.)

[ March 17, 2004, 08:21: Message edited by: Sabin ]

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does anyone know what spell resistance and spell save are and what they are based off of? thanks.

[ March 17, 2004, 08:23: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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Spell Resistance is a Resistance to magic that allows to try to resist to some spells. (It should also depend on the kind of spell cast) For a caster to bypass this Resistance, a roll of (1d20)+caster level is required, and the result should be equal or higher than the Spell Resistance of the target. In short, Spell Resistance roughly works like AC for magical attacks, and can be granted by spells, items and to monsters.

Saving Throws is a chance given to a character to escape an attack, such as dragon breath or something along these lines. There are three categories, which are Reflex, Will and Fortitude, respectively based on Dexterity, Wisdom and Constitution. The roll is done with a d20, your bonus in the linked ability plus a bonus from your class and your level. (A level 20 player with a class able to defend itself well will have +12 to her saving throws) The effects of succeeding in a saving throw may depend on the attack which caused the saving throw as well.

Hopefully it will help you, and I even tried to look up in the correct source rather than in my old memories of D&D2 games.

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thanks. one problem still remains, the spell save i was talking about is a vague, almost hidden addition just under spells, not one of the three saves on front.

nobody here knows OpenRPG? *see beginning*

[ March 17, 2004, 11:37: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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Once I installed Python and OpenRPG, I discovered that it has two "start" files. If you don't want a MS-DOS box appearing when you start this application, use the "start" without the console.

This link leads to a patch that would add plug-in support to Version 1.6.1 of OpenRPG.(Already includes some plug-ins, and it appears they can be toggled on and off by the GM.)
http://mduo13.no-ip.org/#misc_soft

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This may be of use. It appears to be a character generation program capable of using the d20 and D&D 3.5 rules. It also seems to be capable of using templates and saving character information.

http://pcgen.sourceforge.net/01_news.php

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It could be the difficulty for your targets to resist your spells, as it is a DC if I read the sheet well. That is, it could be your bonus making your own spells harder to resist by a saving throw. But that doesn't seem too likely.

I am currently having a look at OpenRPG. (Once I figure out how it works that is)

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I have been involved in one ( on and off ) that has been going on for about 5 years....

I can ask if there is openings.

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i tried pcgen before and gave up in fustration.

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I was involved in something simular that ran for six months before dying. To many cheaters, poor administrators, and to much work. I would rather just play SEIV.

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It takes some time for the .bat file for the PC Gen program to be finish constructing itself.(After semi-automated extraction of the files to a folder.)

From there, it takes about half-hour to start seeing how to use it correctly.(Though I am still unaware as to how I may add weapon proficiencies to my character, but then again, he is a monk.)

By the way, I believe the source matierial you should use for the PC Gen program is "3.5 RSRD".

In any case, if OpenRPG does not work out, I can probably play the game via AIM.


EDIT: I may have found an alternative to PC Gen. It is called Redblade 3.5e, and from judging what I have done so far, it is more user-friendly.

http://www.dark-legacy.com/redblade3...ex.php?to=news

[ March 18, 2004, 02:52: Message edited by: Sabin ]

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just made a character using redblade. took 5-10 minutes as opposed to about 1 hour by hand. of course, i didn't really know what i was doing, but...

[ March 18, 2004, 03:26: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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I think you were supposed to use the handbook in conjunction with some parts of Redblade when creating a character. In any case, Redblade has a dice roller and a campaign editor.(Change items, make new classes, ect.)

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just found a problem. I don't think it has a place for arcane spell failure. or to record the weight your carrying, but that's minor.

the armor listing does have a filled entry for asf, at least on the one i looked at

Join the FAAA!

[ March 18, 2004, 03:59: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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The FAAA? What organization is that?

The Redblade character tool is still in development, if I am interpeting the webpage it is based at. That flaw, and several others, should be corrected within the year.(I hope.)

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FAAA = Forumers Against All Acronyms. it has a lot of members!

Founding member: Narf Poit Chez BOOM
Second In Command: Narf Poit Chez BOOM
Third In Command: Narf Poit Chez BOOM
Secretary: Narf Poit Chez BOOM
Treasurur: Narf Poit Chez BOOM
Recruitment: Narf Poit Chez BOOM
Member: Narf Poit Chez BOOM

see? seven members! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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Perhaps if you had seven craniums, then it is a possiblity. In any case, is there a good website or Game Master I can query about the possibility in joining a D&D 3.5 game?

[ March 18, 2004, 06:45: Message edited by: Sabin ]

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Count me in your movement NPCB (it is truly a movement against acronyms, isn't it?), that would make eight of us. Eight is quite a number, and it should be more than enough to effectively stop these SAAOU (So Annoying Acronyms Over Used).

Besides we do have to take over the world each and every night. (I am the Brain, obviously. Perhaps not then.)

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I am the president of:
FMAAFAAA or Forum Members Against All Forumers Against All Acronyms. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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Well, after 2.5 days of doing the character sheets, we finally got to play d&d. He killed a bandit and then supper came. Those CS's are to hard. especially for a twelve-year old. And we had gotten to far in before i found out about that CS generater.

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